Vocabulary quiz 1

destroy (v)

• polite word for old

• to damage something so badly that it does not exist or cannot be used

• an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or service

forbid (v)

• to be very successful in the future

• an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or service

• to refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a particular plan of action

earthquake (n)

• a sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
  
  

• not now exiting

• weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken or harmed

fee (n)

• to wait, or to stop something temporarily
  

• an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or service
  

• to be very successful in the future
  
  

heritage (n)

• features belonging to the culture of a particular society

• forever

• used, often at the start of a sentence, to express what you would like to happen

frugally (adv)

• to finally be in a particular place or situation

• to start to operate
  
  

• careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount

dressmaker (n)

• weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken or harmed

• an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or service

• someone who makes women's clothes, especially as a job

frail (adj)

• used, often at the start of a sentence, to express what you would like to happen

• weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken or harmed

• to be very successful in the future

global warming (n)

• a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases

• to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time

• not now existing
  

elderly (adj)

• not now existing

• polite word for old
  
  

• to finally be in a particular place or situation